Cabby resto ' Pingu '

Hi all, you'll know me and Nikki for having our precious 5dr in gold and my silver GTI ' Rusty ' ( thanks Daz ). We were looking on the inter web last year for a cabby auto and we found ' Pingu ' Nikki always gives the cars we have nik names based on number plates! This is what we bought, a 1.8 Clipper with 62,000 miles that needs love. Well in the last few weeks the love has started. Here's a few photos of before and during, which is ongoing this week. We've also fitted power steering.


The Bristol boys and Stu soon helped me to strip the car ( you can take the boys out of Bristol but not the Bristol out of the boys, whole car stripped in minutes, am sure all of it would have been on flea bay if I wasn't there !!!!!!! )
Car is now in the body shop for prep & spray.



New wheel arch fitted!






Hope to have the car back for the bank holiday, and then have to see if we can remember how to put it back together. We took a chance on this car and it seems really solid so it's a keeper!
Thanks to Richy, Stu & Scott for there help, we're a good team!! More info during the week, Stu & Nik.

Looking good stu, you finally got the power steering sorted then! cant wait to see pics of it with fresh paint if you need a hand building back up it will only cost you coffee and a pack of biscuits

This is gona be a lovely car when done, knew i would persuade Nikki to get a cabby eventually   , and the PAS is gona make it a nice drive.

As said on the phone, when were free i am sure we will all pop up to help with the rebuild, might see if i can borrow dads estate if you can check whether i can take my gate lol. Rich

More photo's of me working while the Chuckle Brothers watch!

Nice resto going on here. Keep up the good work

Some more pics from today, the colour looks cracking!




Really happy with the progress and Mrs A is also happy ( it's her car after all!!! )

awesome work  

love that colour

Looking good, that's a lovely finish on the paint

well done looking great lovely colour PINGU would love it !

that colour is looking very nice !

to be honest I think the bonnet looked better in the before picture!!

Thanks Stu for your input LOL you twit! Don't worry you can check the bonnet out when we put it all back together

Looking good Stu 

Thanks James I have been trying to make more of an effort with my appearance recently, Nice of you to notice  

looking good !!!!!!

There stu that's my comment and would I dare take the mick…….I wouldn't want the marshmallow lady on my case.

Dave, Nikki nearly fell off her chair when you called her a lady!!! According to most in the club, nobody even knows who the bloody marshmallow man is! that's why we never won best fancy dress at the AGM. Joking of course people.

I think that is was mostly the Birmingham area that didnt know!

I hear drugs and alcohol abuse can effect your long term memory! Just saying ….

Got the car back!!!!!! Looks really good will get some pictures up tomorrow of the nearly finished item. Till then some more spray pics


And the car is home, safe and sound

looking very shiny now!

How long does Nik think it will take her to get it back together then?
I'm sure Rich will lend her his Halfords tool kit  

James_W said

Looking good Stu 

Yes James indeed! Well done stu looks bangin! I bet bet nikk is chuffed